In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
(All my friends take medicine)
I know I'm a mess
A buzzkill in Sunday's best
But that's okay ‘cause my friends
Make sure I never forget
All of us are dead in the head
But we're breathing fine, yeah
We're the living dead
Never fed, never satisfied
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
The cynical pricks of the subdivision
Up the dose from one to ten
We want to feel better but it won't kick in
My friends take medicine
To feel a bit better when it all caves in
They say I'm possessed
Take me to church to get blessed
But that's okay I don't mind
The bread and wine are the best
All of us are dead in the head
But we're breathing fine
We're hoping for the best
But the drugs never change our mind (Fuck)
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
The cynical pricks of the subdivision
Up the dose from one to ten
We want to feel better but it won't kick in
My friends take medicine
To feel a bit better when it all caves in
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
The cynical pricks of the subdivision
Up the dose from one to ten
We want to feel better but it won't kick in
My friends take medicine
To feel a bit better when it all caves in
Again and again, breathing it in
I don't know who I am
But I know where I stand alone in the end
My only friends are under my skin
Swimming through what's left within
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
The cynical pricks of the subdivision
Up the dose from one to ten
We want to feel better but it won't kick in
My friends take medicine
To feel a bit better when it all caves in
(Caves in) all my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
(All my friends take medicine)
I know I'm a mess
A buzzkill in Sunday's best
But that's okay ‘cause my friends
Make sure I never forget
All of us are dead in the head
But we're breathing fine, yeah
We're the living dead
Never fed, never satisfied
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
The cynical pricks of the subdivision
Up the dose from one to ten
We want to feel better but it won't kick in
My friends take medicine
To feel a bit better when it all caves in
They say I'm possessed
Take me to church to get blessed
But that's okay I don't mind
The bread and wine are the best
All of us are dead in the head
But we're breathing fine
We're hoping for the best
But the drugs never change our mind (Fuck)
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
The cynical pricks of the subdivision
Up the dose from one to ten
We want to feel better but it won't kick in
My friends take medicine
To feel a bit better when it all caves in
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
The cynical pricks of the subdivision
Up the dose from one to ten
We want to feel better but it won't kick in
My friends take medicine
To feel a bit better when it all caves in
Again and again, breathing it in
I don't know who I am
But I know where I stand alone in the end
My only friends are under my skin
Swimming through what's left within
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
All my friends take medicine
We're all a bit bitter but we still pretend
We're normal in the end
The cynical pricks of the subdivision
Up the dose from one to ten
We want to feel better but it won't kick in
My friends take medicine
To feel a bit better when it all caves in
(Caves in) all my friends take medicine
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